Method and apparatus for replacing a device in a network
AssigneeKoninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
InventorsBozena Erdmann, Oliver Schreyer, Armand Michel Marie Lelkens
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for replacing a device in a network comprising a plurality of devices. The method includes a step of storing (132) replicated data of a first device in a storage means, a step of removing (352) the first device from the network, a step of connecting (354) a second device to the network, a step of providing (262) a replacement information comprising the first identifier and a step of providing (272) the replicated data of the first device from the storage means to the second device.
Claims19
A method for replacing a device in a network comprising a plurality of devices, comprising:
- storing replicated data of a first device in a storage means,
- connecting a second device to the network,
- providing a replacement information comprising a first identifier which identifies the first device from the second device to the storage means,
- providing the replicated data of the first device from the storage means to the second device.
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The method according to claim 4, wherein storing replicated data of the first device is performed in response to a failure of the first device or a change in the replicated data on the first device.
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An apparatus for replacing a device in a network comprising a plurality of devices, comprising:
- means for storing replicated data of a first device in a storage means,
- means for connecting a second device to the network,
- means for providing a replacement information comprising the first identifier which identifies the first device from the second device to the storage means,
- means for providing the replicated data of the first device from the storage means to the second device.
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A network comprising a plurality of devices, wherein a first device is replaceable by a second device, comprising:
- the second device configured to provide a replacement information, the replacement information comprising a first identifier which identifies the first device,
- a storage means for storing replicated data of the first device, wherein the storage means is configured to provide the replicated data of the first device from the storage means to the second device in response to the replacement information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.